tax credits

[johnbikemad]

my son pays us as parents a paltry fee for rent to live at home do i have to declare this as other income to the working tax credit office

[factor-fiction]

I can't see why you'd need to- PROVIDED you have already listed him as someone who lives there and included his income in any household income figures.

[themas]

1. No, you don't need to report it. It is not income - it is simply to cover part of the costs you incur (council tax, fuel, water etc.) in prooviding him with accommodation.

2. He is not included in your tax credit claim - he is regarded as a separate household (which is not the same as the house he lives at) - so you would not put his income on your claim form.